Dual Supply of Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery on Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography Not Recognized on Previous Cardiac Catheterizations

Edward Mardakhaev; Mark Guelfguat; Jay S Meisner; Noah Weg

doi:10.1016/j.cjca.2016.11.016

Dual Supply of Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery on Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography Not Recognized on Previous Cardiac Catheterizations

Can J Cardiol. 2017 Apr;33(4):555.e9-555.e11. doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2016.11.016. Epub 2016 Nov 30.

Authors

Edward Mardakhaev¹, Mark Guelfguat², Jay S Meisner³, Noah Weg⁴

Affiliations

¹ School of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA.
² Department of Radiology, Jacobi Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA.
³ Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Jacobi Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA.
⁴ Department of Radiology, Jacobi Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA. Electronic address: noah.weg@nbhn.net.

PMID: 28159375
DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2016.11.016

Abstract

A dual left anterior descending (LAD) artery is an infrequent anomaly of the coronary circulation with rare variations that may cause symptoms. We report a 60-year-old man who underwent multiple percutaneous cardiac catheterizations with stent placements and presented with recurrent angina pectoris. Coronary computed tomographic angiography demonstrated a dual LAD with the long and short LADs originating from the right coronary artery and the left main coronary artery, respectively.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cardiac Catheterization / methods*
Computed Tomography Angiography / methods*
Coronary Angiography / methods*
Coronary Circulation
Coronary Vessel Anomalies / diagnosis*
Coronary Vessels / diagnostic imaging*
Coronary Vessels / physiopathology
Diagnosis, Differential
Electrocardiography
Humans
Imaging, Three-Dimensional*
Male
Middle Aged